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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LAst year I had a graduating senior.  I was 100% against doing DAR -- why would people who live in Vienna/Oakton be driving all the way into the city during rush hour on a weekday to see their High School kids graduate?  Makes no sense to me.

My priorities were:  convenient location + free and plentiful parking.  I was totally willing to be outside (field) or at GMU Patriot Center.  I hated the idea of dragging to DC in rush hour traffic (did I mention traffic??) and paying to park.

Well... of course the principal didn't listen to me.  He listened to all those Vienna parents who HAVE TO STICK WITH TRADITION at DAR.  Grrr.

I have to say --- it IS a lovely facility.  Much nicer and brighter lighting than GMU.  Parking was fine getting into the garage, but a nightmare getting out b/c the parking attendants let 17 cars block our car in.  It was nuts!  But, once we escaped the garage, traffic was fine getting back to VA.

I still think it's dumb to go to DAR -- but once you go there, you'll probably like the venue.

And if you are at GMU, well, you may not get the prettiest venue, but you get all the parking you could want, you get to stay in Fairfax County, parking is free, and you probably get all the tickets you could want.

So, really, you can look at the bright side of either option and be happy.  Or you can focus on the bad parts and be unhappy.  Your choice.  Both DAR and GMU have their good points.[/quote]

Well said!  I, for one, found DAR to be thrilling and goosebump-inducing.  My elderly parents were so proud to see their grandchild graduate in such a historic venue.  [/quote]

DAR means something else to me.  Black opera singer Marian Anderson was denied the opportunity to perform in DAR Constitution Hall because of her race.  Those are the goosebump-inducing feelings that pervade me.[/quote]

I appreciate your perspective (NP). People always forget that such a perspective exists. Which makes the prior PP's post a bit tone deaf and lacking in awareness. [/quote]

I don't even understand how this is relevant. Who cares? Why are we even considering a DC venue for VA kids. [/quote]

I don't understand your point. Do you want to keep kids from graduating in a beautiful, historic venue because some people are ninnies who just want a big parking lot?[/quote]

Dude, it's a HS graduation. There's no need for a "beautiful, historic venue" (assessment clearly very subjective and not agreed upon by all) located in downtown DC. Our families and children live in VA, go to school in VA, and we pay tax dollars in VA. No one is in the public high school game for a graduation off in DC. Community and family are the top priorities here. If that's a low brow suburbanite view, I'll take it. [/quote]

I had 20-plus family members including grandparents comfortably attend multiple children's high school graduations followed by graduation dinners at local nearby restaurants. The memories and togetherness are lasting and lifelong.  DAR would have been impossible for my large group. Family is more important than someone else's notion of prestige and elitism.[/quote]

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